After The Elections The Real Battle For Europe Begins. by Thomas Fazi Taking stock of the results of the recent European elections is not an easy task. Many commentators have described the outcome as an ‘earthquake’, citing the surge in ‘anti-establishment’ parties, with voters supposedly lured by two ‘extremes’: the
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Parchment in the Fire: The European Centre Right Hardest Hit in EU Elections
Source: European Parliament A number of commentators on the European elections have pointed out a number of outcomes from the recent EU elections. On a country by country basis, significant blows have been dealt to various social democratic parties – France in particular, but also Spain (Greece’s PASOK doesn’t even
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Policy Network – News
Policy Network – News. State of the Left 30 May 2014 The dust is still settling after the European elections of last weekend with the horse-trading over the Commission presidency and the populist challengers in France and Britain still dominating much of the news agenda. The elections delivered stark warning
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